Owensville Watermelon 5K

About the Event

Owensville Watermelon 5K - August 1, 2026 @ 7:30 am CST

Online Registration: $25

Guaranteed T-shirt for those registered prior to July 7, 2026. (If no size indicated in pre-registration, a medium shirt will be given.)

****** This race will be an out and back and will begin and end at Montgomery and Second Streets in Owensville, Indiana, just down from the Owensville Community Center and in front of the Owensville Fire Department. Pre-race bib pick up available at the Watermelon Festival on Thursday and Friday evening.

On-site on-line race day registration from 6:00 to 7:00am CST (no t-shirt guarantee) $25.

Come join the fun! 1st and 2nd place age group awards:

Kids: 3 to 5 and 6 to 9

5k run or run/walk

13 and under

14-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70-79

80 and over

(**address listed as location is for the Fire Department**)

Races Offered

Aug 01, 2026

straighten

Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:30

sell

$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Owensville.

thermostat Temperature

19.7° / 29.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

20.7° / 30.6°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

12h 2m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.3 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

8.8 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:06

nightlight Sunset

19:41

About Owensville

Learn more about the host city, Owensville.

Owensville is the third largest town and the smallest of the five larger communities in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,338 in 2020.